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European rabbits (Oryctolagus ciniculus) juveniles emerging from burrow, Cheshire, UK May

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Rabbits face a fresh onslaught akin to myxomatosis – can they survive?

After bouncing back from one viral threat, rabbits are being sucker-punched by a second killer disease – and these unsung eco-warriors need our help

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Three kookaburras sitting on steel post with rainbow in the background

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1 in 3 birds tested at an Australian animal hospital have chlamydia

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Corona virus, illustration.

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How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

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This is a medical illustration of drug-resistant, Shigella sp. bacteria, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019 (AR Threats Report)

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Antibiotic resistance killed more people than malaria or AIDS in 2019

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Circuit Board With Encoder And Decoder Binary Code Vector Background. Blue Abstract Brain Security Technology Illustration.

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Florian Solzbacher interview: Mind-reading implant may soon go on sale

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Jeywellan Ochieng, 2, reacts after receiving the vaccine against Malaria as she is held by her mother Julliet Achieng at the Yala Sub County Hospital Mother and Child Healthcare (MCH) clinic in Gem, Siaya County, Kenya October 7, 2021. REUTERS/James Keyi

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2021 in review: World’s first malaria vaccine is approved

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Blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) on a leaf, carrier of the Lyme disease, 2005.

Health

mRNA vaccine against tick bites could help prevent Lyme disease

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The surprising upsides of the prions behind horrifying brain diseases

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The surprising upsides of the prions behind horrifying brain diseases

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Vaccine skin patch

Health

Skin patch coated in covid-19 vaccine may work better than injections

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Empty airport

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Australia has had zero measles in 2021 due to covid-19 border closure

Many countries have seen sharp falls in the number of measles cases as a result of covid-19 controls, but the pandemic has also interrupted immunisation programmes

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This koala was first to be vaccinated against chlamydia in new trial

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Guinea confirms West Africa’s first case of deadly Marburg virus

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Health

The surprising, ancient origins of TB, humanity's most deadly disease

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Health

Global plan aims to make vaccines for future pandemics within 100 days

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